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Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)

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Length
  
37.8 km

Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan)

West end:
  
Fwy. 3 in Changhua City, Changhua County

East end:
  
Fwy. 3 in Wufeng, Taichung City

Provincial Highway 74 (Chinese: 台74線) is an expressway around Taichung City, which starts at Kuaiguan IC. (快官交流道) of National Highway No. 3 in Changhua City and ends at Wufeng IC. (霧峰交流道) of National Highway No. 3 in Taichung City. It is commonly known as Taichung Ring Expressway (台中環線).

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Main line

The total length of main line is 39.235 km. The route between Kuaiguan IC. and Zhongqing Rd. was opened to public on May 5, 2002. Afterward, the east section between Songzhu Rd. and Wufeng IC. was opened to public on December 31, 2011. The route between Zhongqing Rd. and Chongde Rd. was opened to traffic on December 31,2013.

Branch Line

There is a branch line (Provincial Highway No. 74A, Chinese: 台74甲線) from the western end of Provincial Highway No. 74 (Kuaiguan IC.) to connect the Provincial Highway No. 1 in Huatan, Changhua. Its length is 10.5 km.

Major Cities Along the Route

  • Changhua City
  • Taichung City
  • Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways

  • National Highway No. 3 at Kuaiguan IC. in Changhua City and Wufeng IC. in Taichung City.
  • There is no direct connection with National Highway No. 1. However, it is very close to Daya IC., Taichung IC., and Nantun IC. of National Highway No. 1. A short link just south of the Nantun IC. has been completed, but has not yet been opened. It will also provide direct access to the Taichung High Speed Rail Station.
  • National Highway No. 4 on Juxing JCT.It will start its construction on 2014 and finish on 2017
  • References

    Provincial Highway 74 (Taiwan) Wikipedia